The Washington critic., 1887-09-12
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
uUw to Reach Al Portions Of the
National Capital.

National capital
Fnrc for cnch person on all lines, 3 cents.
Tickets are sold by driver ar conductor Of
all care G for % cents. rood ON any lipc.
Wnal,irctou and Georgetown Railroad Starts
1T Georgetown, corner Of High street, down
Bridge street, nCruss Rock Greek, east along
pCunsvlybnlH avenue, passing circle cuu'
tanning Mills statue OF Washington; Cor.
coinn Gallery, stats, warand Navy Depart.
mtuts; Presidents House, Lafayette Squirs,
continuing Mills equestrian statue of IN
drew jackson; Department of Justice (halt'
Ing AZ Fifteenth street where transfers are
given TO Fourteenth street Brancm Fifteenth
street past Riggs House and Treasury De
pprtment; again down Pcnnsylvanln avenue
by Willard's and other hotels, and through
thcpincipnl business portion OF the city,
crossing seventh street wet ut Center
Market (whcrc transfers arc given 10 tho
seventh street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street or south tp Potomac River.
Uast botanical Gardens to Naval Monum'u
thcrc transfers are given TO branch running
to Baltimore and ohio Railrund depot, as
ccndng suutli side Of Capitol mn, cOnfn-
uing along u street south to PENNSYLVANIA
avenue turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to Navy-lard gate.
Returning same route and conditions
FourtuCnthstrce Branch - Starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, out
Fourteenth street TO boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas Statue. Re.
turning same route. Transfer given toand
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars to Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, . cents additional.
soyCnth'stteet BranCh-Starts at boundary
and runs due south across the city along
seventh street west passing Mount Vernon
sOuare, Patent and Postofices, Odd Eel.
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
nj Cen re- Market and City PostonCc twhcre
transfers are given TO the main or Avenue
linel. continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National hus
scum, 10 the Nharvcs Of the Mount Vernon.
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Rui'way ing Georgetown,
where 1t makes circuit Of West, lllsh
Eaycttc Second, numbarton and Mont-
pomcry streets, passing near HenrEciuwn
COLLEGE, Academy Ut the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and oak liill Cemetery,
over Rock Creek To + street north. thcugc
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pua'
tiul residences ui the West End, iucudU.
that ot the british minister; along seven.
tuOnth street west TO II street north, -Four
tconth street To- F,rassilg Willard's and the
Eabitt House, crossing Ninth street (whcrc
transfers are given to the Ninth,trcct
BrancM, PAST the Patent and Post Ulicrs
to Ftitll street, to Louisiana avenue, passing
judiciary square, Cty Hall, aud Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue to c street, by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot tn Delaware
avenue, to II street north, 10 First street
east, thence along East Capitol street to Lin.
coin Park. Returning, same ruu,c going
west except along New JgrsAy avenue and
u street instead Of Indiana avenue.
Cars also leave She west front of the STATE.
War and Navy departments at convenient
Intervals connecting with above limo at
Seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth street BranCh-Starts at northern ter,
minus oi Seventh street west twheru II con
meets with Silver Springs BranCh, divgrging
to Ninth street, thence south passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple
transfers are given to main line east ol
west, thence to b street, passing Ccutr,
Market and baltimore aud Potomac Depot
Sixth street TO Missouri avenue, to Four
and.a.haf street, thence to the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharvos, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs BrnnCh-Starts from northern
terminus Of Ninthstreet Branch, following
Seventh, street road, past Howard unIvcr
grounds Of Soldiers Home. Returning,
same route.
Columbia ilailway-Starts at Fifteenth street
west, southeast of Treasury Department,
along New York avenue to its intersection
with Massachusetts avenue at Seventh
street; thence on Massachusetts, avenue 10
II street north, past the Government Print.
ing Office to Boundary and beginning Of
Baltimore turnpike and Benning's Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and o Street Tor Bclr Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
nnd.a.half street, thence east to First west,
north to q street, west to Fourth street,
north to p street, west to Eleventh street,
south to street north, west TO Fourteenth
street, sOutn 10 ONO avenue, east 10
Twelfth street. south TO Virginia avenue
and east to starting point. Returning, samo
route except passing east over U Instead of
7 street.
This line also has short connecting roads run
ming to the Centre Market, Potomac river
steamboat wharves, Bureau OF Engrayiu.
and Printing, Washington Monument and
Eleventh and Boundary.
Anacostia misunderstanding from foot Of
Seventh street, along NJ street south,
past nayy-ynrd gate. To Twelfth street east,
and over the hnacosta Bridge to Union
town and the Government Hospital for tue
Insane, Returning, same route. Transfers
t. md from Avenue Line or ScVcnthstrcet
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road, . cents.
Herdic coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty
second and & streets northwest Fare :
cents; six tickets for - cents. Horse'Caf
tickets are also received as fare.
Herdic cabs are run 10 any part of the city,
Fare, % cents, within | mile; IS cents per
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour iul
more than one. Stands, East Capitol front
and Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
street northwest.
Providence Hospital Is on the south side Of u
street, between Second and Third south,
east, with pretty park In front. Reached
by the avenue line of cars.